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In a recent significant legal development, the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 has amended section 18 of the Copyright Act 1957.

Intellectual Property Right is a legal right that is granted to owners for a specific period of time to protect their original work from unauthorized use.

Art is a combination of an individual's intellectual capabilities and their passion for the art, this makes it original as well as subjective.

In India the Copyright Act, 1957 grants protection to original expression and computer software is granted protection as a copyright unless it leads to a technical effect and is not a computer program per se.

Copyright Societies are formed to collectively administer the work in order to protect its copyright, these societies are formed and managed by authors and owners of such works.

With the advancement of technology and the expansion of the grey-market, India is currently facing large-scale infringement issues which are drastically affecting the Indian Economy.

The Delhi High Court last week appointed two Amici Curiae seeking their assistance in the lawsuit filed by ANI News against OpenAI.

The line between provisions of the Copyright Act and Design Law although independent of each other, find parties approaching the Court to debate these provisions increasingly.

Dynamic injunctions have been the latest maneuver to restraint the nuisance of resurfacing bootlegged websites.

Good faith is absolutely necessary for obtaining interim relief from the Court. Where the plaintiff suppresses any material fact from the Court for the purpose of obtaining the interlocutory relief, the order shall become susceptible to being dissolved on the ground of lack of bonafides and for misleading the Court.

When life gets hard, people tend to figure out ways to make themselves feel better—some go shopping, some belt out their favorite songs in the shower, and for many, all it takes is dance to uplift their souls.

In the realm of music, discussions about similarities and influences between songs are not uncommon. One such case that attracted significant attention was the comparison between Marvin Gaye's iconic track...

In relation to the first issue, the Special Bench held that a plaint cannot be rejected on the ground of misjoinder of causes of action.

Intellectual Property’ can be broadly classified into two branches viz ‘Industrial Property and ‘Copyright’. The former protects inventions and the later literary and artistic works. Copyright law protects only the form of expression of ideas and not the ideas itself.

In today's knowledge-driven economy, intangible assets, particularly intellectual property (IP), have become the cornerstone of value creation for many businesses.

The profound use of the Internet has affected the legal world in so far as the protection of intellectual property (IP) asset is concerned.

The Supreme Court held that the question whether the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can exercise jurisdiction over alleged anti-competitive conduct arising...